Shark Speak: What is the difference between the word “diversity” and the word “multicultural”?

Jillian Harb, sophomore biology major, said: “I don’t really know. I think ‘diversity’ is having a lot of different cultures within one place. For instance you can classify an area as very diverse. But  ‘multicultural’ is more like incorporating cultures. Some places can be diverse where there’s different ethnicities but that doesn’t mean that they […]

NSU continues efforts towards diversity with new ranking

NSU has ranked 5th nationally for minorities with graduate degrees, according to “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education,” a critical news source that has been reporting on minorities in higher education since 1984. The study revealed that NSU is also 2nd in Hispanic graduates and 9th in African American graduates for all graduate-level degrees. The data […]

2013 Leadership Conference open to students

NSU’s Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement is set to host the 2013 Winter Leadership Conference on Jan. 19, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Carl DeSantis Building. The event will consist of a series of workshop sessions on diversity, time management, effective advertising, team-building, and other topics to benefit student leaders.